2 Chronicles 9:29

“The rest of the deeds of Solomon, the first and the last, are they not written in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Jedo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?”

2 Chronicles 9:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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The restשְׁאָרshear

rest, remainder

Rest: what is left of something.

Where else “shear” appears
of the deedsדִּבְרֵיdivre

deeds

What someone did, set down in writing.

Where else “divre” appears
of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo

Solomon

Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).

Where else “shelomo” appears
the firstרִאשֹׁנִיםrishonim

first

What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.

Where else “rishonim” appears
and the lastאֲחֲרוֹנִיםacharonim

last

What comes at the end or goes behind something else.

Where else “acharonim” appears
writtenכְּתוּבִיםketuvim

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

Where else “ketuvim” appears
of Nathanנָתָןnatan

Nathan

Nathan: the name of several men; the best known are a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:14) and the prophet who spoke to David (2 Samuel 7; 12). It means "he has given."

Where else “natan” appears
the prophetנָּבִיאnavi

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

Where else “navi” appears
the prophecyנְבוּאַתnevuat

prophecy

Prophecy: the message of a prophet, spoken or written.

Where else “nevuat” appears
of Ahijahאֲחִיָּהachiya

Ahijah

Ahijah: the name of several people; among them the priest who carried the ephod in Saul's time (1 Samuel 14:3) and the prophet from Shiloh (1 Kings 11:29). It means "brother of YHWH."

Where else “achiya” appears
the Shiloniteשִּׁילוֹנִיshiloni

Shilonite

Shilonite: a native of Shiloh, the city of Ephraim where the tent of meeting stood. The prophet Ahijah is called this.

Where else “shiloni” appears
and in the visionsחֲזוֹתchazot

vision

Vision: what a seer sees from God, and the writing that records it. It occurs only once in the Hebrew Bible.

Where else “chazot” appears
of Jedoיֶעְדּוֹyedo

Jedo

Jedo: name of a seer of the time of Solomon and Jeroboam. He is probably the same one called Iddo elsewhere.

Where else “yedo” appears
the seerחֹזֶהchoze

seer

A prophet who sees what God shows him.

Where else “choze” appears
Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםyaravam

Jeroboam

Jeroboam: the name of two kings of Israel: Jeroboam son of Nebat, first king of the ten northern tribes (1 Kings 11–14), and Jeroboam son of Joash, much later (2 Kings 14:23-29).

Where else “yaravam” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Nebatנְבָטnevat

Nebat

Nebat: father of Jeroboam, the first king of the northern tribes. He almost always appears in the phrase "Jeroboam son of Nebat."

Where else “nevat” appears

Translation note

“Jedo”: probably the same seer that 12:15 and 13:22 call “Iddo”; the Hebrew writes the name differently here.

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

The death of Solomon

1 Kings 11:41-43

See them side by side

2 Chronicles 9:29-31

29The rest of the deeds of Solomon, the first and the last, are they not written in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Jedo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat? 30Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 31Solomon lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

1 Kings 11:41-43

41And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? 42And the days that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel were forty years. 43And Solomon lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

The context

28They were bringing out horses from Egypt for Solomon and from all the lands.

29 · This verse (above)

30Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

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